Cookbook Analysis
The Good Housewife's Jewell (England, 1596)
166 recipes
Meats
| beef | 17% | 25 |
| chicken | 17% | 25 |
| sheep / mutton | 14% | 21 |
| rabbit | 9% | 14 |
| game birds | 8% | 12 |
| fish / seafood | 8% | 12 |
| venison | 6% | 9 |
| pork | 5% | 8 |
| duck | 3% | 5 |
| goose | 1% | 2 |
| goat | < 1% | 1 |
Fruits / Vegetables
| currants | 22% | 32 |
| dates | 19% | 28 |
| plums | 14% | 21 |
| raisins | 9% | 14 |
| onions | 8% | 12 |
| oranges | 5% | 8 |
| spinach | 5% | 8 |
| lemons | 4% | 7 |
| apples | 4% | 6 |
| cabbage | 2% | 4 |
| carrots | 2% | 4 |
| cherries | 2% | 4 |
| pears | 2% | 4 |
| lettuce | 2% | 3 |
| quince | 2% | 3 |
| figs | 1% | 2 |
| grapes | 1% | 2 |
| leeks | 1% | 2 |
| strawberries | 1% | 2 |
| artichokes | < 1% | 1 |
| cucumbers | < 1% | 1 |
| gooseberries | < 1% | 1 |
| rose hips | < 1% | 1 |
| medlars | < 1% | 1 |
| mulberries | < 1% | 1 |
| parsnips | < 1% | 1 |
| peas | < 1% | 1 |
| peaches | < 1% | 1 |
| pomegranates | < 1% | 1 |
| turnips | < 1% | 1 |
Spices
| ginger | 40% | 59 |
| pepper | 40% | 59 |
| salt | 40% | 58 |
| cinnamon | 35% | 52 |
| mace | 29% | 43 |
| cloves | 23% | 34 |
| parsley | 11% | 17 |
| nutmeg | 10% | 15 |
| saffron | 10% | 15 |
| marjoram | 6% | 9 |
| rosemary | 5% | 8 |
| barberies | 4% | 7 |
| savory | 4% | 7 |
| mustard | 3% | 5 |
| anise | 2% | 4 |
| endives | 2% | 4 |
| bay | 2% | 3 |
| pennyroyal | 2% | 3 |
| borage | 1% | 2 |
| fennel | 1% | 2 |
| hyssop | 1% | 2 |
| sorrel | 1% | 2 |
| chamomile | < 1% | 1 |
| caraway | < 1% | 1 |
| coriander | < 1% | 1 |
| galingale | < 1% | 1 |
| licorice | < 1% | 1 |
| mint | < 1% | 1 |
| sage | < 1% | 1 |
| sandalwood | < 1% | 1 |
Other Ingredients
| sugar | 57% | 83 |
| butter | 49% | 72 |
| eggs | 39% | 57 |
| verjuice | 17% | 26 |
| vinegar | 12% | 18 |
| flour | 9% | 14 |
| rosewater | 9% | 14 |
| lard | 8% | 12 |
| almonds | 6% | 10 |
| cream | 6% | 10 |
| marrow | 5% | 8 |
| roses | 5% | 8 |
| milk | 3% | 5 |
| ale | 2% | 4 |
| oats | 2% | 3 |
| rice | 2% | 3 |
| rye | 2% | 3 |
| violets | 2% | 3 |
| cheese | 1% | 2 |
| oil | 1% | 2 |
| yeast | 1% | 2 |
| ambergris | < 1% | 1 |
| honey | < 1% | 1 |
| suet | < 1% | 1 |
| turnsole | < 1% | 1 |